Thank you Mrs. Chip, and AdamMy!I appreciate your kind comments very much. I was actually feeling a little discouraged this morning as I consideredthe lack of others sharing their matcha and chawan, and I was leaning away from a post. But I found each of your posts heartening and inspiring. So...this morning, Wako in Shyrabbit Red.And a close up for fun...Cheers and thank you for your interest.ps - and to all you matcha lovers out there -- I sure would like to see some chawan fulfilling their destinies, care to share? Please?...pps - BTW, clearly my pics are EXTREMELY amateur, so don't be shy, I'm using a Casio Exilim (little, thin, travel camera, sort of instamatic like but digital; I probably don't even have these terms right ; GeekGirl is an inspiration and also a source of frustration - I just have no idea how to capture like she does, and always want to).ppps - maybe I'll do my next pic w/ my phone just for fun.

Hi Michael,Thank you, both for your gracious comments and your posting.Sometimes I see abstract spirits/creatures holding hands, but more and more I really see dancing dinos.Thank you for your beautiful work.Cheers.

There are some Hagi the Biwa's are one of them that I go back and forth on whether I like their style or not. In Your Picture I think its great, somehow I feel even though Hagi pictures are typically stunning, their true essence needs to be observed in person

Hi Adam,I just love this one to the touch. It is so light, yet so textured; and the texture isn't overbearing at all, just enough to let you know it's still there.I really like the way matcha looks in it.I think a larger size chawan like this would be STUNNING.(...the sounds of whispered prayers).